Friday, February 3, 2017

Galen Erso and Father Rodrigues face the same dilemma:How do you resist silently?

Answer: They respond differently. Galen actually does something. Depending on the book or the movie, Rodrigues does little or nothing. But at the moment of decision, they face the same demoralizing, annihilating reality: they can resist immediately and surely suffer, or they can submit outwardly and seek another avenue of resistance.

So the familiar term "bad Catholic"? Rosman blows up what that mean and to whom that might apply. Hence "nuclear/napalm". Rosman is willing to advance that uncomfortable, wince-inducing argument that many intuit but often aren't willing to recognize.